Speaking on his internet videocast 'Goodnight with George Galloway', the Respect MP said one of the women who is making allegations against Assange was "already in the sex game" because she had slept with the Wikileaks founder earlier that evening.

"Even taken at its worst, if the allegations made by these two women were true, 100% true, they don't constitute rape," he said on his videocast.

"Woman A... had consensual sex with [Assange]. Claims that she woke up to him having sex with her again. This is something which can happen, you know.

"Not everybody needs to be asked prior to each insertion. Some people believe that when you go to bed with somebody, take off your clothes, and have sex with them and then fall asleep, you're already in the sex game with them."

The development comes as US Republican senate candidate Todd Akin came under fire for saying "legitimate rape" victims could not get pregnant.